Supreme Court to swear in 216 new attorneys

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court and U.S. District Court will meet in special session at 10 a.m. today at the Topeka Performing Arts Center to swear in 216 new attorneys. The ceremony will be conducted before the justices of the Supreme Court and U.S. District Judge Richard D. Rogers.

Prospective attorneys will be presented to the courts by Gerald Goodell, chairman of the Kansas Board of Law Examiners. Appellate Court Clerk Carol G. Green and Ralph DeLoach, clerk of the U.S. District Court, will administer the oaths of office. Judge Rogers will represent the federal court.

The Kansas Bar Association will host a reception for the new attorneys and their families in the Hill's Festival Hall in the Lower level of the Performing Arts Center immediately following the ceremony.